He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within Brazil and internationally.
In 1965 his album Getz/Gilberto was the first jazz album to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It also won for Best Jazz Instrumental Album – Individual or Group and for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. The album's single "Garota de Ipanema" ("The Girl from Ipanema"), one of the most recorded songs of all time, won the Record of the Year. Jobim has left many songs that are now included in jazz and pop standard repertoires. The song "Garota de Ipanema" has been recorded over 240 times by other artists. His 1967 album with Frank Sinatra, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim, was nominated for Album of the Year in 1968.
Antônio Carlos Jobim was born in the middle-class district of Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro. His father, Jorge de Oliveira Jobim (São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, April 23, 1889 – July 19, 1935), was a writer, diplomat, professor and journalist. He came from a prominent family, being the great nephew of José Martins da Cruz Jobim, senator, privy councillor and physician of Emperor Dom Pedro II. While studying medicine in Europe, José Martins added Jobim to his last name, paying homage to the village where his family came from in Portugal, the parish of Santa Cruz de Jovim, Porto. His mother, Nilza Brasileiro de Almeida (c. 1910 – November 17, 1989), was of Indigenous Brazilian descent from Northeastern Brazil.
When Antônio was still an infant, his parents separated and his mother moved with her children (Antônio Carlos and his sister Helena Isaura, born February 23, 1931) to Ipanema, the beachside neighborhood the composer would later celebrate in his songs. In 1935, when the elder Jobim died, Nilza married Celso da Frota Pessoa (died February 2, 1979), who would encourage his stepson's career. He was the one who gave Jobim his first piano. As a young man of limited means, Jobim earned his living by playing in nightclubs and bars and later as an arranger for a recording label, before starting to achieve success as a composer.
Jobim's musical roots were planted firmly in the work of Pixinguinha, the legendary musician and composer who began modern Brazilian music in the 1930s. Among his teachers were Lúcia Branco and, from 1941 on, Hans-Joachim Koellreutter, a German composer who lived in Brazil and introduced atonal and twelve-tone composition in the country. Jobim was also influenced by the French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, and by the Brazilian composers Heitor Villa-Lobos and Ary Barroso. The bossa nova guitar style in Jobim's music has become firmly entrenched in jazz culture. Among many themes, his lyrics talked about love, self-discovery, betrayal, joy and especially about the birds and natural wonders of Brazil, like the "Mata Atlântica" forest, characters of Brazilian folklore and his home city of Rio de Janeiro.
In early 1994, after finishing his album Antonio Brasileiro, Jobim complained to his doctor, Roberto Hugo Costa Lima, of urinary problems. He underwent an operation at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City on December 2, 1994. On December 8, while recovering from surgery, he had a cardiac arrest caused by a pulmonary embolism, and two hours later another cardiac arrest, from which he died. He was survived by his children and grandchildren. His last album, Antonio Brasileiro, was released posthumously three days after his death.
His body lay in state until given a proper burial on December 20, 1994. He is buried in the Cemitério São João Batista in Rio de Janeiro.
Ela é Carioca
Antônio Carlos Jobim Lyrics
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Basta o jeitinho dela andar
Nem ninguém tem carinho assim para dar
Eu vejo na cor dos seus olhos
As noites do Rio ao luar
Vejo a mesma luz, vejo o mesmo céu
Vejo o mesmo mar
Ela é meu amor, só me vê a mim
A mim que vivi para encontrar
Na luz do seu olhar
A paz que sonhei
Só sei que sou louco por ela
E pra mim ela é linda demais
E além do mais
Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
Só sei que sou louco por ela
E pra mim ela é linda demais
E além do mais
Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
The song "Ela É Carioca" by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Tom Jobim is a love letter to a woman from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The lyrics describe her unique beauty and the way she moves, with a distinct sway in her walk. The singer admires her deeply and sees the city of Rio in her eyes, as if she embodies the essence of the place. He claims that nobody else can love as she does, with such tenderness and care.
The melody of the song is soft and sensual, with a bossa nova rhythm that perfectly complements the romantic lyrics. The use of the Portuguese language adds to the exotic feel and creates a sense of authenticity. The refrain "ela é carioca" is repeated several times throughout the song, emphasizing the woman's origins and identity, as well as the singer's love for her.
Line by Line Meaning
Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
She is a native of Rio de Janeiro, full of its culture and essence.
Basta o jeitinho dela andar
Her unique way of walking is enough to capture one's attention.
Nem ninguém tem carinho assim para dar
No one else can express affection as she can.
Eu vejo na cor dos seus olhos
I can see in the color of her eyes...
As noites do Rio ao luar
...the Rio nights, illuminated by the moon.
Vejo a mesma luz, vejo o mesmo céu
I see the same light, the same sky...
Vejo o mesmo mar
...the same sea.
Ela é meu amor, só me vê a mim
She is my love, and she only sees me.
A mim que vivi para encontrar
The one I have been searching for my whole life.
Na luz do seu olhar
The light in her eyes...
A paz que sonhei
...brings the peace I have dreamed of.
Só sei que sou louco por ela
I only know that I am crazy for her...
E pra mim ela é linda demais
...and she is too beautiful for me.
E além do mais
Moreover,
Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
She is a true Carioca, with her beauty and spirit that embodies Rio de Janeiro.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CORCOVADO MUSIC CORPORATION
Written by: ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM, VINICIUS DE MORAES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@straightawayproject
Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
Basta o jeitinho dela andar
Nem ninguém tem carinho assim para dar
Eu vejo na cor dos seus olhos
As noites do Rio ao luar
Vejo a mesma luz, vejo o mesmo céu
Vejo o mesmo mar
Ela é meu amor, só me vê a mim
A mim que vivi para encontrar
Na luz do seu olhar
A paz que sonhei
Só sei que sou louco por ela
E pra mim ela é linda demais
E além do mais
Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
Só sei que sou louco por ela
E pra mim ela é linda demais
E além do mais
Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
@pablohenriquesaldanha6895
Vejo o mesmo mar
Ela é meu amor, só me vê a mim
A mim que vivi para encontrar
Na luz do seu olhar
A paz que sonhei
Só sei que sou louco por ela
E pra mim ela é linda demais
E além do mais
Ela é carioca
Ela é carioca
Só sei que sou louco por ela
E pra mim ela é linda demais
E além do mais
Ela é carioca
Ela é carioca
@ninrodi9
A carioca de fato é uma obra prima de Deus.Sou paulista de Santos e sou louco por elas e pra mim elas são lindas de mais.A carioca guarda no sorriso e no olhar à alegria do verão.
@AC-ny8ce
Ainda bem que vc aprecia ❤️
@cesarluizdasilva5035
fale por voce não pelo outros pelo amor de deus kkkkkkkkkkkkk
@gleice891
Kkkk sou do RJ e seu relato me lembrou de uma vez em q estava em Cabo Frio, qdo eu era adolescente e dois meninos vieram correndo em minha direção gritando p eu esperar, e quando eles chegaram perto de mim perguntaram se eu era carioca ( eles paulistas) eu respondi que sim. Eles disseram "nossa, nós amamos garotas cariocas" e foram embora. Eu n entendi nd, mas acho graça até hoje😆😆
@spessato
santos e uma fusão de rio com sp
@viniciogomescompositor
Interessante que os compositores da Bossa Nova eram cariocas, mas os melhores músicos do movimento eram paulistas. Só pra dar um exemplo, veja a qualidade do Zimbo Trio.
@greicelemos5655
Sinto saudades de uma época que nem vivi..
@gilbarros217
Sim mas, ela está viva em você Greice.
@cd1306
Basicamente eram os mesmos problemas de hoje sem internet. O resto era tudo igual.
@aluiziojunior6525
Verdade!
Esse Rio de Janeiro que era contado nas belas canções. Deveria ser realmente uma cidade Bohemia.